Timo Armoo built and sold A global marketing company (Fanbytes) for $30M+ at age 27. He started as an anxious, self-doubting kid on a council estate in East London. He had no money or connections. His story is proof you don’t need luck to succeed as an entrepreneur. In this conversation, Timo shares the EXACT cheat codes you can use to start your first $1M business.

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Timestamps

00:00 Intro

03:40 Watch this if you feel misunderstood

08:00 The cage story (I was scared for my life!)

12:29 How a gangster saved my life...

23:02 The life changing business I started at 14 (copy this business model!)

28:46 Why Fanbytes worked (secrets behind the $30M business)

34:17 This visualization practice made me a multi-millionaire

37:20 The alter-ego cheatcode (use this when you're feeling anxious)

40:25 You'll never build a successful business without this...

44:59 The expertise gap (how to find $1M business ideas)

49:15 The most underrated hack for making your first $1M

53:44 3 ways to copy business ideas

57:59 3 business myths that keep you broke

01:06:03 Follow these 2 rules to hit your first $10k/month

01:09:38 The easiest path to $1M/year

01:16:20 Watch this if you doubt yourself (best advice you'll hear today)

Timothy Armoo: The Realistic Way To Make Your First Million (Just Copy Me) | Timothy Armoo

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